Cuba

Cuba is only 90 miles from Florida, but for a long time the distance between our two countries seemed a lot greater. For more than fifty years, the United States pursued a policy of…
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"Next month, I'll travel to Cuba to advance our progress and efforts that can improve the lives of the Cuban people," announced President Obama a little after 9 a.m. on Thursday…
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The posting system that Major League Baseball established with professional baseball in Japan and South Korea provides a useful model for Cuban players to come to the United States.
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Raúl Castro's visit to France will hopefully build bases for a forthcoming economic cooperation between the two countries. It comes at a key moment for Cuba; the island's public debt is…
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With about 180 million euros in annual trade, France, one of Cuba's top ten partners, wants to profit from the rapprochement begun in April 2014 during a visit to the island by French…
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With great hoopla, the government of the United States has just announced new amendments to the restrictions of trade with Cuba. Some consider that these measures constitute a "giant"…
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The U.S. action to ease the embargo against Cuba points Washington "on the right road," says a report Wednesday in the daily Granma, official organ of the Cuban Communist Party.
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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced new amendments that further…
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The problems of farming and the high prices of food in Cuba are summarized in those words by a greengrocer who, though he sells directly to the consumer, refuses to lower his prices.
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Last week, White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough offered a teaser about the year ahead: He said, "We'll do audacious executive actions throughout the course of the year, I am…
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